The Cowsills Perform'for Each Other'in Show
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Harding University Scholar Works at Harding The iB son Archives and Special Collections 12-10-1971 The iB son, December 10, 1971 Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison Recommended Citation The iB son, December 10, 1971. (1971). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.harding.edu/thebison/984 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Special Collections at Scholar Works at Harding. It has been accepted for inclusion in The iB son by an authorized administrator of Scholar Works at Harding. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Cowsills perform 'for each other' in show By Mike Justus joyment of adding variety to the show with personal arrange- "One a person, two alone, ments. three together, for each other." Excepting Alaska, each of the Musically, these words are Unite(l States hOsted CowsiD lyrics; realistically. these lyrics performances during their June condense the life of the Cowsill 1 - November 23 tour. A six family, the headline perfonners month tour tests the patience at the annual Christmas party and stamina of many single SUnday night. artists, but how does extended In show business for eleven time on the road affect family years, the Cowsills bave de relationships? · signed their show to feature Barrv: "Out bere we see eaclt music with varied appeal. other COIIStaDtly, aad wileD "Flower Girl", now a five-year we're home, we just doll't see old release, marked the fise of eaeb ottaer at all.'' the group into the entertainment Mutually, the Cowsills agree spotlight. Since then recordings that while on stage they forget of "Indian Lake" and "Hair" who they are and what problems have boosted their ascent they may be experiencing as a Stage director and lead guitar family. 1beir first objective is ist Bob Cowsill, 22. admits that to please th.eir audience. And some of the songs the Cowsills how does the Harding College perform they don't like. "Hair" audience rate with other college is an exception. audences? "I get a ldek out of siDgiDg Bob: "The Harding audience 'Hair! Tbe reeord was a really gets au A plus. Colleges are the good record, 8lld we do a good places we like to perform, be reproduetioa of it on stage." cause our sbows are usua1ly well Original music for the Cow received like here at Qardlllg." sills' perfonnances is composed . Entertainers always seem to and scored by Bob and his 17 have an idol in their field that year old brother Barry, but they enjoy and mime. The Cow music for the shows isn't uni sills are no exception. For Bob quely Cowsill. If other artists' it's Neil Young; Barry grooves arrangements appeal to the with Led Z&pplin. JOhn, the third 1be Cowsills, composed of four cJdldrea Ia tile CowsUI family give the HardiDg audience the live group as a whole, they use brother of the performing fam versiOD Of the group'S gold recording, "RilfD. the Park and ()tber TbiDgs," - PHOTo BY STEPHENS ERNST them. ily, likes Elton .John. Suaan ''Usually we take their ar swoons over David Castle. But Bob: "Plus the Beetles are Barry: "We go to a profes which to release first. As Bob nmaement, Uke 'Ceuatry Road', early in their career ooe group great. real geuiuses.'' sional sebool in Los Angeles - put it, "our future all depeads aad try to mate.ll wbat we bear dominated each of their ideals The . Cowsills look ·back on one · that use to baadle tile oa our record. H we bave a 011 tbeir reeord." But Bob sub - the Beatles. their past as an educational ex Mouselreteers and is run by a smasb bit reeord, we'D pt oa tlety prides himself and his Barry: ''We were all J0U111 perience. But what about fonnal bunch of leDIIe old ladles. We smash hit T. V. sllows.'' brother 011 their ability and eo- aad dug the Beatles." education? do our homework oat here and And the future of the Cowsills take It back. We learn twlee as is as· indefinite as that. With mueb out here as we would back the ages of the perf~ers there sitting in a buUcling all ranging from 12, Susan 1}le day.'' ytJUDgeSt, to ageless Barbara · December :n., slated as the who is really 43 the Cowsills date for release of their newest live to enjoy their work as single, marks an approaching entertainers and their lives as day of decision for the Cowsills. members of the same family. Either "Covered Wagon" or And after visiting with B.ar~ "Love Song". both acClaimed as bara Cowsill and her family "smasllarooaies" will be re- baclc:stage, this repiorter agrees ieasect · with her when sbe says, "we Phon-a-thon to match $100,000 grant Their problem is deciding balaaee." SA decorations By Nauey MeCJuaage Phon-a-thon is a clever pro gram of telephoning to raise money for the new student It looks like Christmas center being employed by the By Beverly (:boate faclllty and the Student Air sociation. "It's a ~ginning to look a lot A $100,000 challenge grant like Christmas" around campus has been given to the student due to the Student Association's center fund by a good friend of efforts to bring a little festivity Haroing. The grant milst be in the form of seasonal decora matched by Dec. 31, although tion to Uardingites. the matching funds may be Designed with something for given over a three year period. everyone to enjoy, the SA Faculty members began tele Christmas decorations include phoning Har~ alumni last an idealistic innovation sarcasti Wednesday. Six to ten of them cally dubbed the "December call on Monday tb.rough Friday pole." Featuring a candy striped nights using six phones with pole accented with tinsel, the watts lines in the Trophy Room ultra modem ornament is topped ot the American Heritage Cen with a unique piece of sculpture. ter plus four other watts line The Picasso-like art centers phones on campus if needed. attention on the spirit of man Their goal is to average raising striving to break the bonds ot $10,000 a night. Thus far, $113,000 earthly burdens. Encompassed has been raised by the circle of time, his hand The Student Association has AllaD Iaom aad James Dufel place plloDe can. to baDce the reaches out emphasizing the embarked upon the project of new Student Ceater in tbe '-teulty part of the Phon-a-boa. ideal of giving. • raising $20,000 before t h e - PHOTO BY KENNY SIMS As a student exits from the faculty @ises $200,000. The library, bleary eyed from hours overgrown thermometers in the of intensive study, he is often large auditorium are marking F-HC dubs dorm Benson· Hall confronted with cold wind and .the progress of this race. Mem a dreary drizzle. These weather bers of the Students Associatioo The newest of three recently dormitory in Dr. Benson's honor conditions, combined with the ·along with ten other per:suasive realization that fmals a r e students are conducting weekend built resident halls at Freed- since he was serving as a con Hardeman College has been swtant to Freed-Hardeman Col ominously staring bim in the Phon-a-thoos. named after Dr. GeorgeS. Ben- lege during the time the resi face tends to cause great Members of the stddent body son, president emeritus of Har- dent halt and its Allsoclates anxiety. can help by writing on signs ding, aceolding to E. Claude Science Center, to which Dr. Then lifting -his ey!!S, he sees scattered around the campus Gardner, president of Freed- Benson personally gave and the names, addresses and phone the lights. The c;old stone face Hardeman. raised $50,000, w e r e con- of the Administration building numbers ot friends and rela The. hall is a modem three- structed." tives who might contribute or warms up with a reminder of st9ry, air-conditioned building. "He has demonstrated his blue that the holidays are coni by giving these names to their The official announcement was love, loyalty, and interest not Campus Congress representa ing. He looks around the cam made in chapel Wednesday, Oct. only by his wise counsel and pus, sees the lamp pOles which tives. Thus far the Student As rr. at Freed-Hardeman follow~ influence, but also by a sub sociation bas raised $4,500. ing a speech by Dr. Benson on stantial gift," Gardner said. have miraculously turned into Dr. Ganus commented. "I am "World Evangelism," "It is impossible for · ine to candy, canes and notices some 1be S.A. ''Deeember pole" well-ple8sed with the spirit and Gardner was quoted in the express to Dr. Benson the elves ptacing ptckages beneath ts adorned with an altra attitudes of tbe alumni we bave Chester County lndependeDt ol genuine appreciatioo for his a tree next to an eight foot m•m ornament represeilt contacted." He feels that the Hendersoil, Tenn., as saying, "It many services to the college special issue. of the Bison on the ina man's heavenly atrlviDg. Phon-e-thoo is most efficieat. is quite fi®.lg. ~-PMlJ.~. ~ -.·. and to me." Q~r sai~ student ceater ledge. - - PHOTO IIY KIINNY ••M• 2 * 'IBE IWIDING BISON. Searey, Art. Dec.IO, lrll F'0111 file fc/ifor' s Desk: 1,500 POWs and MIAs must not be forgotten we•re going home for the holidays in one week but By '11m Bianer there are over 1,500 of our fellow Americans who will be For the first.